| Show HISTORY AND philosophy OF I 1 MARRIAGE ARRIAGE 11 the hist history ory and philosophy of marriage or polygamy and Mono monogamy amy compared by a christian philanthropist is a book with which many 0 of f our readers are somewhat acquainted as tile the first edition published some years since was wag read I 1 with much interest by many lat latter ter day saints saint it has been oat out of print for sometime some time but has just been published republished re in this city ly J il parry co to whom the copyright has been transferred erred this work is a christian argument in favor bf polygamy showing by reason analogy philosophy hi 1 so 9 hy 1 I history and social science tia tta that tio p polygamy oly ny is the only oaly natural reasonable a and ud correct system of marriage the author shows by the use nse of apt historical illustrations that monogamy is an off offshoot shoot of paganism which never was and never can be a part of true christianity both modern and ancs ancl ancient gent lent history proves that greater evils have ever been the result of the enforced system of marriage than have arisen through any other social pra practice ettee the author says in his preface 1 61 I have written nothing that I 1 shall blush to have my sisters or my in y daughters read I 1 blush for humanity h y that so many debasing crimes against the laws of chastity should ever be committed but I 1 do not blush to know when and whom they have ideen committed nor to know what are their terrible consequences this knowledge has become a apart part of human experience pe peri perl alence Tience ence and history which it is not only proper but important for every one to know for this knowledge is my herit herlt heritage and my heritage that W we e may take warning from the he calamities of others and guard ourselves against them that a second edition should be call cali called edior for of a philosophical teai leal treaties so generally regarded as heterodox in its social opinions and andro so avowedly OP opposed 0 sed to the fashionable vices and prejudices of the times is a sufficient vindication of the importance of the subject and the candor of the public the author gratefully acknowledges his obligations to tp those gentlemen of the press who have condescended descended con to notice the work there has been much contradiction but no rt butting to testimony s t emony not one historical or statistical fact stated in the book has been disproved not one proposition claimed to be demonstrated lias ilas as been shown to be fallacious the only critique worthy of reply is from froin the pen of J A H esq of springfield mass which is quoted in full fuli this e edition cli oil tion with the authors reply and each one can now judge for himself of the merits of the respective arguments gu ments some other additions to edition will further enhance the val vai of the work no doubt the work will command a I 1 re ready ady sale as us its merits deserve it Is well printed on homemade home made paper papery of 0 an excellent quality and very neatly bo bound in clot ciot cloth cioth T with gilt title titie tile the price cc is 1 per copy post posit paid and it is 10 sold d b by the ohp publishers J H parry co 26 6 main fain street salt sah lake city |
